Township (Taiwan)

Townships[1] are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan), along with county-administered cities.[2] After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions:

Divisions before 1945Divisions after 1945
NameKanjiJapanese
Hepburn
Taiwanese
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
NameChineseMandarin
Pinyin
Taiwanese
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Towngaike Urban townshipzhèntìn
Villagechng Rural townshipxiānghiong
Aboriginal areas蕃地banchihoan-tē Mountain indigenous township山地鄉shāndì xiāngsoaⁿ-tē hiong

Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is still the village as the fourth or basic level of administration.

As of 2022, there are totally 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural townships are located in Fujian Province. Penghu and Lienchiang are the only two counties that do not have urban townships.

  Rural townships
  Mountain indigenous township
  Urban townships
  Mountain indigenous districts of municipalities

Statistics of townships

Taiwan Province

County
Name
SubdivisionsTypes of Townships County
Name
SubdivisionsTypes of Townships
CitiesTownshipsUrbanRuralMountain
Indigenous
CitiesTownshipsUrbanRuralMountain
Indigenous
Changhua2246180 Nantou112462
Chiayi2162131 Penghu15050
Hsinchu112372 Pingtung1323218
Hualien112273 Taitung115285
Yilan111362 Yunlin1195140
Miaoli2165101 Total141743811524

Fujian Province

County
Name
SubdivisionsTypes of Townships
CitiesTownshipsUrbanRuralMountain
Indigenous
Kinmen06330
Lienchiang04040
Total010370

List of townships by county

Su'ao, an urban township in Yilan County.
Kanding, a rural township in Pingtung County.
Jianshi, a mountain indigenous township in Hsinchu County.

Township names are now transliterated using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization system without tone marks. The county names do not necessarily use Hanyu Pinyin or special case such as Lukang.[3]

Colors indicate the common language status of Formosan languages, Hakka or Matsu dialect within each division.

NameChineseHànyǔ PīnyīnTaiwanese
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
Formosan or othersCountyType
Luodong羅東鎮LuódōngLô-tongLò-tûng RutungKavalanYilanUrban
Su'ao蘇澳鎮Sū'àoSo·-ÒSû-oYilanUrban
Toucheng頭城鎮TóuchéngThâu-siâⁿThèu-sàngYilanUrban
Jiaoxi礁溪鄉JiāoxīTa-kheChiâu-hâiYilanRural
Zhuangwei壯圍鄉ZhuàngwéiChòng-ûiChong-vìYilanRural
Yuanshan員山鄉YuánshānÎⁿ-soaⁿYèn-sânYilanRural
Dongshan冬山鄉DōngshānTang-soaⁿTûng-sânYilanRural
Wujie五結鄉WǔjiéGō·-kiatŃg-kietYilanRural
Sanxing三星鄉SānxīngSaⁿ-chheⁿ/chhiⁿSâm-sênYilanRural
Datong大同鄉DàtóngTāi-tôngThai-thùng MinnaoAtayalYilanMountain indigenous
Nan'ao南澳鄉Nán'àoLâm-òNàm-o Kbbu'AtayalYilanMountain indigenous
Guanxi關西鎮GuānxiKoan-seKûan-sî AtayalHsinchuUrban
Xinpu新埔鎮XīnpǔSin-po͘Sîn-phûHsinchuUrban
Zhudong竹東鎮ZhúdōngTek-tangChuk-tûngHsinchuUrban
Hukou湖口鄉HúkǒuÔ͘-kháuFù-khiéuHsinchuRural
Hengshan橫山鄉HéngshānHoâiⁿ-sanVàng-sânHsinchuRural
Xinfeng新豐鄉XīnfēngSin-hongSîn-fûngHsinchuRural
Qionglin芎林鄉QiōnglínKhiông-nâKhiûng-lìmHsinchuRural
Baoshan寶山鄉BǎoshānPó-sanPó-sânHsinchuRural
Beipu北埔鄉BěipǔPak-po͘Pet-phûHsinchuRural
Emei峨眉鄉ÉméiGô-bîNgô-mìHsinchuRural
Jianshi尖石鄉JiānshíChiam-chio̍hChiâm-sa̍k NahuyAtayalHsinchuMountain indigenous
Wufeng五峰鄉WǔfēngNgó͘-hongŃg-fûng Tatoba'Atayal, SaisiyatHsinchuMountain indigenous
Yuanli苑裡鎮YuànlǐOán-líYen-lîMiaoliUrban
Tongxiao通霄鎮TōngxiāoThong-siauThûng-sêuMiaoliUrban
Zhunan竹南鎮ZhúnánTek-lâmChuk-nàmMiaoliUrban
Houlong後龍鎮HòulóngĀu-lângHeu-liùngMiaoliUrban
Zhuolan卓蘭鎮ZhuólánTah-lânCho̍k-lànMiaoliUrban
Dahu大湖鄉DàhúTōa-ô͘Thai-fùMiaoliRural
Gongguan公館鄉GōngguǎnKong-koánKûng-kónMiaoliRural
Tongluo銅鑼鄉TóngluóTâng-lôThùng-lòMiaoliRural
Nanzhuang南庄鄉NánzhuāngLâm-chngNàm-chôngMiaoliRural
Touwu頭屋鄉TóuwūThâu-okThèu-vukMiaoliRural
Sanyi三義鄉SānyìSam-gīSâm-ngiMiaoliRural
Xihu西湖鄉XīhúSe-ô͘Sî-fùMiaoliRural
Zaoqiao造橋鄉ZàoqiáoChō-kiôCho-khièuMiaoliRural
Sanwan三灣鄉SānwānSam-oanSâm-vânMiaoliRural
Shitan獅潭鄉ShītánSai-thâmSṳ̂-thànMiaoliRural
Tai'an泰安鄉Tài'ānThài-anThai-ôn TaianAtayalMiaoliMountain indigenous
Lukang鹿港鎮LùgǎngLo̍k-kángLu̍k-kóngChanghuaUrban
Hemei和美鎮HéměiHô-bíFò-mîChanghuaUrban
Beidou北斗鎮BěidǒuPó-táuPet-téuChanghuaUrban
Xihu溪湖鎮XīhúKhe-ô͘Hâi-fùChanghuaUrban
Tianzhong田中鎮TiánzhōngTiân-tiongThièn-chûngChanghuaUrban
Erlin二林鎮ÈrlínJī-lîmNgi-lìmChanghuaUrban
Xianxi線西鄉XiànxiSoàⁿ-saiSien-sîChanghuaRural
Shengang伸港鄉ShēngǎngSin-kángChhûn-kóngChanghuaRural
Fuxing福興鄉FúxīngHok-hengFuk-hînChanghuaRural
Xiushui秀水鄉XiùshuǐSiù-chúiSiu-súiChanghuaRural
Huatan花壇鄉HuātánHoe-toâⁿFâ-thànChanghuaRural
Fenyuan芬園鄉FēnyuánHun-hn̂gFûn-yènChanghuaRural
Dacun大村鄉DàcūnTāi-chhoanThai-chhûnChanghuaRural
Puyan埔鹽鄉PǔyánPo͘-iâmPhû-yàmChanghuaRural
Puxin埔心鄉PǔxīnPo͘-simPhû-sîmChanghuaRural
Yongjing永靖鄉YǒngjìngÉng-chēngYún-chhìnChanghuaRural
Shetou社頭鄉ShètóuSiā-thâuSa-thèuChanghuaRural
Ershui二水鄉ÈrshuǐJī-chúiNgi-súiChanghuaRural
Tianwei田尾鄉TiánwěiChhân-boéThièn-mîChanghuaRural
Pitou埤頭鄉PítóuPi-thâuPhî-thèuChanghuaRural
Fangyuan芳苑鄉FāngyuànHong-oánFông-yenChanghuaRural
Dacheng大城鄉DàchéngToā-siâⁿThai-sàngChanghuaRural
Zhutang竹塘鄉ZhútángTek-tn̂gChuk-thòngChanghuaRural
Xizhou溪州鄉XīzhōuKhe-chiuHâi-chûChanghuaRural
Puli埔里鎮PǔlǐPo͘-líPhû-lîNantouUrban
Caotun草屯鎮CǎotúnChháu-tūnChhó-thùnNantouUrban
Zhushan竹山鎮ZhúshānTek-sanChuk-sânNantouUrban
Jiji集集鎮JíjíChi̍p-chi̍pSi̍p-si̍pNantouUrban
Mingjian名間鄉MíngjiānBêng-kanMiàng-kiênNantouRural
Lugu鹿谷鄉LùgǔLo̍k-kokLu̍k-kukNantouRural
Zhongliao中寮鄉ZhōngliáoTiong-liâuChûng-liàuNantouRural
Yuchi魚池鄉YúchíHî-tîǸg-chhṳ̀ QabizayThaoNantouRural
Guoxing國姓鄉GuóxìngKok-sèngKoet-siangNantouRural
Shuili水里鄉ShuǐlǐChúi-líSúi-lîNantouRural
Xinyi信義鄉XìnyìSìn-gīSin-ngi Nehunpu-siangBununNantouMountain indigenous
Ren'ai仁愛鄉Rén'àiJîn-àiYìn-oi ParanAtayal, Bunun, SeediqNantouMountain indigenous
Dounan斗南鎮DòunánTáu-lâmTéu-nàmYunlinUrban
Huwei虎尾鎮HǔwěiHó͘-bóeFú-mîYunlinUrban
Xiluo西螺鎮XīluóSai-lêSî-lôYunlinUrban
Tuku土庫鎮TǔkùThô͘-khò͘Thú-khùYunlinUrban
Beigang北港鎮BěigǎngPak-kángPet-kóngYunlinUrban
Gukeng古坑鄉GǔkēngKó͘-kheⁿKú-hângYunlinRural
Dapi大埤鄉DàpíTōa-piThai-phîYunlinRural
Citong莿桐鄉CìtóngChhì-tôngChhṳ̀-thùngYunlinRural
Linnei林內鄉LínnèiNâ-lāiLìm-nuiYunlinRural
Erlun二崙鄉ÈrlúnJī-lūnNgi-lûnYunlinRural
Lunbei崙背鄉LúnbèiLūn-pòeLûn-poiYunlinRural
Mailiao麥寮鄉MàiliáoBe̍h-liâuMa̍k-liàuYunlinRural
Dongshi東勢鄉DōngshìTang-sìTûng-sṳYunlinRural
Baozhong褒忠鄉BāozhōngPo-tiongPô-chûngYunlinRural
Taixi臺西鄉TáixīTâi-seThòi-sîYunlinRural
Yuanchang元長鄉YuánzhǎngGoân-chiángNgièn-chhòngYunlinRural
Sihu四湖鄉SìhúSì-ô͘Si-fùYunlinRural
Kouhu口湖鄉KǒuhúKháu-ô͘Khiéu-fùYunlinRural
Shuilin水林鄉ShuǐlínChúi-nâSúi-lìmYunlinRural
Budai布袋鎮BùdàiPò͘-tēPu-thoiChiayiUrban
Dalin大林鎮DàlínTōa-nâThai-lìmChiayiUrban
Minxiong民雄鄉MínxióngBîn-hiôngMìn-hiùngChiayiRural
Xikou溪口鄉XīkǒuKhe-kháuHâi-khiéuChiayiRural
Xingang新港鄉XīngǎngSin-kángSîn-kóngChiayiRural
Lioujiao六腳鄉LiùjiǎoLa̍k-khaLiuk-kiokChiayiRural
Dongshi東石鄉DōngshíTang-chio̍hTûng-sa̍kChiayiRural
Yizhu義竹鄉YìzhúGī-tekNgi-chukChiayiRural
Lucao鹿草鄉LùcǎoLok-chháuLu̍k-chhóChiayiRural
Shuishang水上鄉ShuǐshàngChhúi-siāngSúi-songChiayiRural
Zhongpu中埔鄉ZhōngpǔTiong-po͘Chûng-phûChiayiRural
Zhuqi竹崎鄉ZhúqíTek-kiāChuk-khìChiayiRural
Meishan梅山鄉MéishānBôe-sanMòi-sânChiayiRural
Fanlu番路鄉FānlùHoan-lō͘Fân-luChiayiRural
Dapu大埔鄉DàpǔTōa-po͘Thai-phûChiayiRural
Alishan阿里山鄉ĀlǐshānA-lí-sanÂ-lî-sân PsoseonganaTsouChiayiMountain Indigenous
Chaozhou潮州鎮CháozhōuTiô-chiuChhèu-chûPingtungUrban
Donggang東港鎮DōnggǎngTang-kángTûng-kóngPingtungUrban
Hengchun恆春鎮HéngchūnHêng-chhunHèn-chhûnPingtungUrban
Wandan萬丹鄉WàndānBān-tanVan-tânPingtungRural
Changzhi長治鄉ChángzhìTióng-tīChhòng-chhṳPingtungRural
Linluo麟洛鄉LínluòLîn-lo̍kLìm-lo̍kPingtungRural
Jiuru九如鄉JiǔrúKíu-jûKiú-yìPingtungRural
Ligang里港鄉LǐgǎngLí-kángLî-kóngPingtungRural
Yanpu鹽埔鄉YánpǔIâm-po͘Yâm-phûPingtungRural
Gaoshu高樹鄉GāoshùKo-chhiūKô-suPingtungRural
Wanluan萬巒鄉WànluánBān-loânVan-lòngPingtungRural
Neipu內埔鄉NèipǔLāi-po͘Lui-phûPingtungRural
Zhutian竹田鄉ZhútiánTek-chhânChuk-thiènPingtungRural
Xinpi新埤鄉XīnpíSin-piSîn-phîPingtungRural
Fangliao枋寮鄉FāngliáoPang-liâuPiông-liàuPingtungRural
Xinyuan新園鄉XīnyuánSin-hn̂gSîn-yènPingtungRural
Kanding崁頂鄉KǎndǐngKhàm-téngKham-tángPingtungRural
Linbian林邊鄉LínbiānNâ-piⁿLìm-piênPingtungRural
Nanzhou南州鄉NánzhōuLâm-chiuNàm-chûPingtungRural
Jiadong佳冬鄉JiādōngKa-tangKâ-tûngPingtungRural
Liuqiu琉球鄉LiúqiúLiû-khiûLiù-khiùLamayPingtungRural
Checheng車城鄉ChēchéngChhia-siâⁿChhâ-sàngPingtungRural
Manzhou滿州鄉MǎnzhōuBóan-chiuMân-chû ManutsuruPaiwanPingtungRural
Fangshan枋山鄉FāngshānPang-soaⁿPiông-sânPingtungRural
Sandimen三地門鄉SāndìménSoaⁿ-tē-mn̂gSâm-thi-mùn TimurPaiwanPingtungMountain Indigenous
Wutai霧臺鄉WùtáiBū-tâiVu-thòi VedaiRukaiPingtungMountain Indigenous
Majia瑪家鄉MǎjiāMá-kaMâ-kâ MakazayazayaPaiwanPingtungMountain Indigenous
Taiwu泰武鄉TàiwǔThài-búThai-vú KlaljucPaiwanPingtungMountain Indigenous
Laiyi來義鄉LáiyìLâi-gīLòi-ngi RaiPaiwanPingtungMountain Indigenous
Chunri春日鄉ChūnrìChhun-ji̍tChhûn-ngit KasugaguPaiwanPingtungMountain Indigenous
Shizi獅子鄉ShīzǐSai-chúSṳ̂-é SisiguPaiwanPingtungMountain Indigenous
Mudan牡丹鄉MǔdānBó͘-tanMéu-tân SinvaudjanPaiwanPingtungMountain Indigenous
Chenggong成功鎮ChénggōngSêng-kongSṳ̀n-kûng MadawdawAmisTaitungUrban
Guanshan關山鎮GuānshānKoan-sanKûan-sân KinalaunganBununTaitungUrban
Beinan卑南鄉BēinánPi-lâmPî-nàm PuyumaAmis, Puyuma, PinangRukaiTaitungRural
Dawu大武鄉DàwǔTāi-búThai-vú PalangoePaiwanTaitungRural
Taimali太麻里鄉TàimálǐThài-mâ-líThai-mà-lî TjavualjiAmis&PaiwanTaitungRural
Donghe東河鄉DōnghéTong-hôTûng-hò FafukodAmisTaitungRural
Changbin長濱鄉ChángbīnTn̂g-pinChhòng-pîn KakacawanAmisTaitungRural
Luye鹿野鄉LùyěLo̍k-iáLu̍k-yâ AmisTaitungRural
Chishang池上鄉ChíshàngTî-siōngChhṳ̀-song FanawAmisTaitungRural
Lüdao綠島鄉LǜdǎoLe̍k-tóLiu̍k-tó SanasayAmis, JitanaseyYamiTaitungRural
Yanping延平鄉YánpíngIân-pêngYèn-phìn InpiingBununTaitungMountain indigenous
Haiduan海端鄉HǎiduānHái-toaⁿHói-tôn HaitutuanBununTaitungMountain indigenous
Daren達仁鄉DárénTa̍t-jînTha̍t-yìn TadrenPaiwanTaitungMountain indigenous
Jinfeng金峰鄉JīnfēngKim-hongKîm-fûng KinzangPaiwanTaitungMountain indigenous
Lanyu蘭嶼鄉LányǔLân-sūLàn-yí Ponso no TaoYamiTaitungMountain indigenous
Fenglin鳳林鎮FènglínHōng-lîmFung-lìm MarlimuAmisHualienUrban
Yuli玉里鎮YùlǐGio̍k-líNgiu̍k-lî PoskoAmisHualienUrban
Xincheng新城鄉XīnchéngSin-siâⁿSîn-sàng SinjiyuTruku, TakidisAmisHualienRural
Ji'an吉安鄉Jí'ānKiat-anKit-ôn CikasuanAmisHualienRural
Shoufeng壽豐鄉ShòufēngSiū-hongSu-fûng CiamenganAmisHualienRural
Guangfu光復鄉GuāngfùKong-ho̍kKông-fu̍k Fata'anAmisHualienRural
Fengbin豐濱鄉FēngbīnHong-pinFûng-pîn FakonAmis, BakungKavalanHualienRural
Ruisui瑞穗鄉RuìsuìSūi-sūiLui-sui KohkohAmisHualienRural
Fuli富里鄉FùlǐHù-líFu-lî KongpoAmisHualienRural
Xiulin秀林鄉XiùlínSiù-lîmSiu-lìm BsuringTrukuHualienMountain Indigenous
Wanrong萬榮鄉WànróngBān-êngVan-yùng MalibasiTrukuHualienMountain Indigenous
Zhuoxi卓溪鄉ZhuóxīToh-kheCho̍k-hâi TakkeiBununHualienMountain Indigenous
Huxi湖西鄉HúxīÔ͘-saiFù-sîPenghuRural
Baisha白沙鄉BáishāPe̍h-soaPha̍k-sâPenghuRural
Xiyu西嶼鄉XīyǔSai-sūSî-yíPenghuRural
Wang'an望安鄉Wàng'ānBāng-oaⁿMong-ônPenghuRural
Cimei七美鄉QīměiChhit-bíChhit-mîPenghuRural
Jincheng金城鎮JīnchéngKim-siâⁿKîm-sàngKinmenUrban
Jinhu金湖鎮JīnhúKim-ô·Kîm-fùKinmenUrban
Jinsha金沙鎮JīnshāKim-soaⁿKîm-sâKinmenUrban
Jinning金寧鄉JīnníngKim-lêngKîm-nènKinmenRural
Lieyu烈嶼鄉LièyǔLia̍t-sūLie̍t-yíKinmenRural
Wuqiu烏坵鄉WūqiūO·-kiuVû-hiu O-kuWuqiuKinmenRural
Nangan南竿鄉NángānLâm-kanNàm-kôn Nàng-găngMatsuLienchiangRural
Beigan北竿鄉BěigānPak-kanPet-kôn Báe̤k-găngMatsuLienchiangRural
Juguang莒光鄉JǔguāngKí-kongKí-kóng Gṳ̄-guŏngMatsuLienchiangRural
Dongyin東引鄉DōngyǐnTang-ínTûng-yín Dĕ̤ng-īngMatsuLienchiangRural

See also

References

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